Models of Trauma Treatment - SAGE Publications Inc

3 Models of Trauma TreatmentA 35-year-old financial executive sought therapy after starting a new , a graduate of an Ivy League institution, described his new position as adream job with one major challenge. It involved visiting the company s branchesin other states. Michael stated that he needed therapy to help him with his fly-ing phobia. He recounted that when he was 14 years old his father was killed inan air crash. As a result, any mention of planes and flying plunged him into astate of panic. However, with therapy he was able to keep his panic under con-trol. His new employment was bringing up intense anxieties, and he was helplessin the face of further discussion with Michael, and by prioritizing his problems, the ther-apist and Michael decided to use systematic desensitization to help him with hisflying phobia.

of reversing prior outcomes, controlling what was uncontrollable in the past, and dealing with the trauma in different and more hopeful ways. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) combines two very effective kinds of psychotherapy: cognitive therapy and behavior therapy. Behavior

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